16 July 1950: World Cup final. Uruguay upset predictions of an easy victory for Brazil by winning the final 2-1 with goals from Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia. The official attendance of the game was 199,854, with the actual attendance estimated to be about 210,000

The main stand was largely rebuilt in 1965 but on 24 August 1968 fire broke out during a First Division game against Leeds United. The stand was subsequently burned to the ground but thankfully, despite a crowd of 31,126, there were no casualties